title: [Serum ferritin determination: is it useful in the early diagnosis of renal carcinoma?].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of ferritin as an early marker in the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The Authors dosed the pre-operative concentration of ferritin in the sera of 22 patients (16 males and 6 females) affected by stage I-II, according to Robson's classification, RCC. Plasma concentrations of ferritin were matched for the presence of tumor and for the tumor volume. The results did not evidence any relationship between plasma concentration of ferritin and the presence of renal cancer. In the same way a linear correlation did not show any significant relationship between serum concentration of ferritin and tumor diameter. Ferritin does not seem to be a usefull marker in the early diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Urologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Addessi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Racioppi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zappacosta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fanasca
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Michele
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alcini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005293:Ferritins
vernacular_title: Dosaggio della ferritina sierica: un aiuto nella diagnosi precoce del carcinoma renale?